The four-year pay deal for Scotland's teachers has been criticised by union leaders representing striking nursery nurses.
The award, announced last week and backdated to 1 April, is worth 10.4 per cent and means that after four years probationer teachers will have a starting salary of 19,900, rising to 31,700 at the top of the main scale. Their current range is 18,000 to 28,700.
The deal was agreed by the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT), which is made up of representatives from the Scottish Executive, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA) and the main teaching unions. Education minister Peter Peacock described it as 'a good deal for teachers, the public purse and pupils throughout Scotland'.
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